Position Summary:Reporting to the Director of Development, the Coordinator will help build a community of supporters for The Bentway Conservancy’s ongoing programming/operations and capital projects. In a newly-created role at an exciting start-up organization, the Coordinator will support fundraising and partnership-building with governments, donors, and corporations – with a focus on individual giving and a new capital campaign.

Qualifications:- Post-secondary education or equivalent experience- 3+ years work experience in individual giving, fundraising, etc.- Knowledge of and commitment to fundraising standards and practices (e.g. Donor Bill of Rights)- Very strong written and oral communication skills- Ability to collect and research data and analyze diverse information to make recommendations to management- Ability to generate suggestions for improving work and develop innovative approaches and ideas- Ability to display original thinking and creativity and meet challenges with resourcefulness- Ability to work with a high attention to detail- Experience in the arts and/or environmental sectors is considered a strong asset- Experience working in a fundraising environment and working with software programs (e.g. Raiser’s Edge) is a strong asset.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Ongoing until position is successfully filled

TO APPLY:Please respond with a cover letter outlining the qualifications and experience you would bring to the position, your salary expectations and a resume. Incomplete submissions will not be considered.Applications will be received in confidence by mail or email only and should be forwarded to:

Attention: Human Resources, The Bentway Conservancy – Development CoordinatorC/O ArtscapeSuite 224, 171 East Liberty StreetToronto, ON M6K 3P6careers@thebentway.ca (please note your name and the job title in the email subject line)

All email submissions will receive a message confirming receipt. No phone calls please. We thank all applicants, however only those being considered for an interview will be contacted directly.

ABOUT THE BENTWAYThe Bentway will be a space like no other—re-imagined; unexpected; only in Toronto.

As a forum for social engagement, artistic experimentation and creative expression, the site brings to life the multilayered history of the area as a gathering place for indigenous peoples, a strategic military location at the foot of Fort York, and an artery linking former industrial lands and now new neighbourhoods along the city’s waterfront. As a new model for public space in Toronto the Bentway will reconnect visitors with this unique and evolving landscape.

The Bentway will present an all-season programme of public events, including a skating rink, recreational amenities, public markets, educational workshops, public art installations, theatre, dance, musical performances and more. Events will range in scale and scope but all will focus on encouraging a sense of discovery, openness and shared community experience. The Bentway aspires to challenge the way we animate and inhabit public space leading to new opportunities within Toronto and beyond.

GUIDING PROGRAMMING PRINCIPLES:

ACCESSIBLE AND WELCOMINGDeliver free and inclusive year-round programming that appeals to a broad base of visitors.CONNECTED AND DISCOVERABLEUnite diverse communities through shared immersive, artistic and educational experiences; offer moments of surprise, wonder, fun, and learning.GENERATIVEEncourage creative and community partners to embrace the site’s unique conditions, histories, and possibilities to produce new contextual projects.PARTICIPATORYEngage visitors as active agents rather than passive audiences.

ABOUT THE BENTWAY
The Bentway will be a space like no other—re-imagined; unexpected; only in Toronto.
As a forum for social engagement, artistic experimentation and creative expression, the site brings to life the multilayered history of the area as a gathering place for indigenous peoples, a strategic military location at the foot of Fort York, and an artery linking former industrial lands ...and now new neighbourhoods along the city’s waterfront. As a new model for public space in Toronto the Bentway will reconnect visitors with this unique and evolving landscape.
The Bentway will present an all-season programme of public events, including a skating rink, recreational amenities, public markets, educational workshops, public art installations, theatre, dance, musical performances and more. Events will range in scale and scope but all will focus on encouraging a sense of discovery, openness and shared community experience. The Bentway aspires to challenge the way we animate and inhabit public space leading to new opportunities within Toronto and beyond.

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